OPENINGS & EVENTS
Pamela Salisbury Gallery, 362 1/2 Warren St., Hudson. “Landscape & Memory.” pamelasalisburygallery.com. An exhibition of landscape paintings by contemporary artists and modern masters. Opening reception 4-6 p.m. Saturday. Through Nov. 7.
MUSEUMS Albany Institute of History & Art,
125 Washington Ave., Albany. “Romancing the Rails: Train Travel in the 1920s and 1930s.” albanyinstitute.org. Objects and library materials from the Albany Institute’s railroad collections, including rare photographs, posters, locomotive models and objects designed for New York Central’s 20thcentury limited railroad. Through February. Also, “Nineteenth-century American Sculpture: Erastus Dow Palmer and His Protégés Launt Thompson, Charles Calverley, and Richard Park.” Ongoing. Also, “The Hudson River School: Landscape Paintings from the Albany Institute Collection.” Ongoing. Also, Fashionable Frocks of the 1920s. Through Jan. 2.
American Italian Heritage Museum, 1227 Central Ave, Albany. “Dante 700.” An exhibit marking the 700th anniversary of the death of the Italian poet, prose writer, literary theorist, philosopher and political thinker. Also, “American Italian Heritage Museum 25th Birthday.” Photos, documents and more celebrating the museum’s milestone. Through November. Chesterwood, 4 Williamsville Road, Stockbridge. Mass. “Tipping the Balance: Contemporary Sculpture by John Van Alstine.” chesterwood.org. The 43rd annual contemporary outdoor sculpture show features 11 outdoor works throughout the landscape at Chesterwood. Through Oct. 25.
The Clark Art Institute, 25 South St., Williamstown, Mass. “Dürer & After.” Drawing from its extensive holdings of works by — and inspired by — Albrecht Dürer. Featuring works by Israhel van Meckenem the Younger, Marcantonio Raimondi, Hieronymus Hopfer and Jan Wierix, each offering a unique opportunity to assess Dürer’s centuries-long artistic legacy. Through Oct. 3. Also, “Claude & Francoisxavier Lalanne: Nature Transformed.” Through Oct. 31.
The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery, Skidmore College. Ellsworth Kelly: Postcards. skidmore.edu/tang. The first survey of collaged postcards created by Ellsworth Kelly (1923–2015), one of the most important American artists of the 20th century. Through Nov. 28. Also, “Opener 33: Sarah Cain — Enter the Center.” Los Angeles–based artist Cain explores and expands upon traditional ideas of painting. Opens Saturday. Through Jan. 2. Also, Elevator Music 41: Laura Ortman — Dust Dives Alive. Sound installation. Through Oct. 10. Also, “Look After Each Other: Intimacy and Community.” The online, studentcurated exhibition features work by artists, activists and documentarians who show the human side of life with HIV/AIDS beyond a medical diagnosis, revealing moments of intimacy, care and friendship.
The Hyde Collection, 161 Warren St., Glens Falls. “Summer Bomb Pop: Collections in Dialogue.” hydecollection.org. The exhibition brings together 17 works of contemporary abstract painting from the collection of the Tang Teaching Museum at Skidmore College. Through Oct. 31. Also, “Masterpieces & Mysteries.” Artistic treasures and art historical queries drawn from the Hyde’s vaults. Through Oct. 31. The JRM Artists’ Space at The National Bottle Museum, 76 Milton Ave., Ballston Spa. The 2021 Adirondacks Show: “Camp.” Twelve artists have come together to share their “camp” experience. Through Nov. 13. MASS MOCA, 1040 MASS MOCA Way, North Adams, Mass. “Glenn Kaino: In The Light of a Shadow.” The exhibition, featuring a series of immersive installations, reflects on the legacies of two “Bloody Sundays” in order to explore the global interdependence of social justice. Also, “Close to You.” A group exhibition that gathers the work of artists who probe the capacity of the visual arts to conjure feelings of closeness — both to others and to ourselves. Features the work of Laura Aguilar, Chloë Bass, Maren Hassinger, Eamon Ore-giron, Clifford Prince King and Kang Seung Lee. Through January. Also, James Turrell: C.A.V.U. massmoca.org. Thirty years in the making, Turrell’s largest freestanding circular Skyspace — titled C.A.V.U. — measures 40 feet in diameter and 40 feet high. Also, Shaun Leonardo: You Walk... An interactive installation by the Brooklyn-based multi-disciplinary artist featuring a series of visual and textual prompts — drawing from themes present in exhibitions on view throughout the museum — to invite us to consider how we process and embody space, ideas, and connectivity. Also, Taryn Simon: “The Pipes.” Large-scale outdoor sculpture. Also, “Adam Pendleton: Who Is Queen?” Pendleton transforms MOMA’S Marron Atrium into a dynamic arena exploring Blackness, abstraction, and the avantgarde. In his monumental floor-toceiling installation, Pendleton has created a spatial collage of text, image, and sound—a total work of art for the 21st century.
The Mount, Edith Wharton’s Home, 2 Plunkett St. in Lenox, Mass. Sculpturenow 202. Thirty large-scale contemporary sculptures. Monthly
artist-led tours will be given Julyoctober. Through Oct. 31.
New York State Museum, 222 Madison Ave., Albany. Thomas Hart Benton. nysm.nysed.gov/exhibitions/ online. In 1956 Thomas Hart Benton was commissioned by Robert Moses, chairman of the New York Power Authority, to create two murals for the powerhouse building of the state’s first hydropower facility in Massena. They feature Jacques Cartier’s explorations of the St. Lawrence River and the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Alternately titled “The Seneca Discover the French and Jacques Cartier Discovers the Indians,” the murals depict the 16th-century encounters from two points of view. Through December.
Norman Rockwell Museum ,9 Glendale Road, Stockbridge, Mass. “Enchanted: A History of Fantasy Illustration.” https://www.nrm.org. The exhibition explores fantasy archetypes from the Middle Ages to today. The exhibition will present the immutable concepts of mythology, fairy tales, fables, good versus evil, and heroes and villains through paintings, etchings, drawings, and digital art created by artists from long ago to illustrators working today. Through Oct. 31. Also, “Land of Enchantment.” A new outdoor exhibition exploring fantasy archetypes from Ancient Mesopotamia to today. The exhibition will outline eternal concepts within three sections; mythology, fairy tales and the timeless narratives of good versus evil, heroes and villains, told through paintings, etchings, drawings, and digital art created by imaginative artists from long ago to today. Through Oct. 31.
Spencertown Academy, 790 State Route 203, Spencertown. “Whimsy.” spencertownacademy.org. Featuring paintings and sculptures by Gabe Brown, Keith Davidson, Ron Harrington, Dorothy Sabean, Audrie Sturman, and Elizabeth Wallin. Through Oct. 31.
University Art Museum, University at Albany, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany. Well/being: An Exhibition on Healing and Repair. https://www.albany.edu/museum. Artwork that addresses the complexities of daily life during this pandemic era. Also, I’ll Be Your Mirror. The exhibition explores mediated representations of self in the newly launched Collections Study Gallery. Features artwork by Andreas Feininger, Katria Foster, Rachel Foullon, Jenny Kemp, Mary Ellen Mark, Dave Mckenzie, Edward Steichen, and Andy Warhol. Through Dec. 11.
GALLERIES
Albany Center Gallery, 488 Broadway, Suite 107, Albany. Mohawk Hudson Region Exhibition. albanycentergallery.org. The gallery is one of three venues hosting this year’s artists of the Mohawk Hudson Region show, alongside Albany International Airport and Opalka Gallery at Russell Sage College. Of the 561 artists who submitted, three jurors for each respective location selected 96 artists to feature their works across the three sites. Opens Friday. Artists’ reception 3-5 p.m. Sept 18. Through Oct. 9. Albany International Airport Gallery, Albany International Airport, Albany. Mohawk Hudson Region Exhibition. albanyairport.com. One of three locations featuring the artists of the Mohawk Hudson Region Exhibition. Juror: Tommy Gregory. Opening reception 6-8 p.m. Sept. 16. Through Oct. 9.
Arts Center of the Capital Region,
265 River St., Troy. Fence 2021. artscenteronline.org. A salon-style show that is a callback to the time when we the organization literally displayed member's artwork on the fence at the